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Colossians 1:18 Cross-References
Explore 20 cross-references for Colossians 1:18 from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge, connecting Colossians chapter 1 verse 18 to related passages throughout the Bible.
“And he is the head of the body, the church: who is the beginning, the firstborn from the dead; that in all things he might have the preeminence. in: or, among all”
Colossians 1:18 (KJV)
Commentary on Colossians 1:18
And he is the head of the body, the church: who is the beginning, the firstborn from the dead; that in all things he might have the preeminence. The metaphor shifts from cosmos to church. "Head" (kephalē, κεφαλή) indicates both authority and vital connection—as head directs body, Christ governs His church and supplies its life. This organic union refutes any ecclesiastical system that diminishes Christ's direct rule or interposes human hierarchy between Christ and believers."The beginning" (archē, ἀρχή) means source or origin; "firstborn from the dead" (prōtotokos ek tōn nekrōn, πρωτότοκος ἐκ ...
Source: KJV Study Commentary
Cross-References for Colossians 1:18
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“and gave him to be head over all things for the assembly”
“the faithful witness”
“we may grow up in all things into him”
“But now is Christ risen from the dead”
“and how”
“saying”
“the highest of the kings of the earth.”
“and the head of the woman is the man”
“I am the resurrection and the life. He who believes in me will still live, even if he dies.,Jesus said unto her, I am the resurrection, and the life: he that believeth in me, though he were dead, yet shall he live:,,,,,,,,”
“the First and the Last”